Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
The fifth annual ,Mahtomedi Chaut-

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idson Of Cleveland, Ohio, Superintendent
sof instruction. The course Of instruction
comprises lectures by ex-senator B. x.
Bruce, Miss Lydia NJ. Won Finkelstein, a
native Of Jerusalem, Rev. Dr.. Willitts Of
Louisville, Ky, and other eminent assembly
workers. The course includes the features
that have rendered the Chautauqua,.N. r.,
assemblies sovaluable and important. There
will be large attendance this year.
Lanesboro, Mimi, special, June Il
For the first time in the history OF. South
eastern Minnesota an almost total failure of
crops is likely to be experienced. The fields
with drouth they have made an almost
clean sweep of wheat and barley and are
now attacking corn and oats. Farmers are
cutting their wheat and barley for feed
The hay crop is a failure owing-t to the prog
longed hot and dry weather. Some far
mers are surrounding their corn fields with
tarred boards to prevent the migration of
chinch bugs thither.
John Jorgenson Modest, of St. Peter,
Mimi, was riding on the Chicago & North
western excursion train to the celebration
at Gary, Oak. When the train reached
Goodwin it was discovered that man was
missing: The section men went back and
found the lifeless remains of Modest few
miles east of Watertown. The left arm was
severed from the body and the head fear.
fully mashed. The body was brought to
Watertown and placed in the hands Of DR..
Groesbeck, coroner. His death is supposed
to have been accidental. ry
The most extensive fire that has oc-
CURED in Beloit took place July s, in Blodg-
cit & Nelson's planning mill The fire caught
in the third story in the betting, and before
it could be brought under control the whole
story, with the roof, W, s consumed. A large
amount of flour was destroyed, and the ma
chinery was much injured. It is impossible
to estimate the loss. It probably will be be-
covered by insurance :"
The respective directories of the cities
Of ST. Paul and Minneapolis for 1885,, are
issued. that Of st. Paul containing 63,231
names, an increase. of l2,873 names for the
year, and using the multiplier 2ia shows a
population of 1857. The directory of
Minneapolis gives that city 59291 names.
Using the multiple of ~, the same as in st.
Paul, the population of Minneapolis would
be las, POP, or ,376 less than that of st. Paul.
Miss Frank johnson, a young lady
about eighteen years of age, living in, West
5Chatfield, MINI, attempted suicide Friday
by taking laudanum. She was discovered
after taking about three spoonfuls of the
dose, and a physician summoned, who adj
ministered an emetic and probably saved
her life. She is very low, but out of dan
rash step.
An attempt to murder Tom Moore,
one of the proprietors of the White Elephant
saloon, at Minneapolis, was made on the
9th, by Clifford Hamilton, colored waiter
Hamilton charged Moore with insulting his
wife. He fired three shots at Moore, one of
which entered just above the stomach. 1t
is thought Moore will die. Hamilton fed.
The Fourth of July brings no record
of dire calamities, and for once the day we
celebrate, passed without tale to mar it's
interest or happiness. There were an I'M
usual number of celebrations throughout
Dakota, at which oratory and good cheer
presided and the people enjoyed holiday
A petition, ~ feet long, was pre-
sented to the county commissioners of
Grand Forks County, Dakota, by the
Prohibitionists, demanding that the ques-
ton be submitted to vote next fall. The
saloon men are on hand with counsel and
will fight the Prohlbitionist hard. The
chances are about even in county.
AT Duluth, Mimi, on the 4th,
family, consisting of Mrs. Maria Tranah,
her four children and visitor, Mrs. Rabb,
were poisoned by eating homemade ice
cream, supposed to be perfectly pure.
Physicians were summoned and the party,
with the exception of Mrs. Tranah, all
pronounced out of danger. : .G<
During the month of June, at Min
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